Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
HAAfMERFEsT.
TIE xosr soRrnrnLr CITY or rnE
WORLD.

say consists OF high. bold. rocky head
and. known as North Cape. jaiiing out
INTO the rough and stormy waters Of the
Arctic Ocean. South and vest Of this
extreme northern pOin, OF the continent
n Europe, commences the long chain OF
The LofJdsn. or according 10 the Norwe'
siAn pronunciation. Lodo,sn Islands.
Al the northern extremity Of this sub
mountain chain. rises another
group Of islands. which. though from a
physical standpoint belonging to the Lof-
Totem group. are no, geographically con-
.idsrsd a. belonging TO them. On one
u the mos, norihsrly Of ibis latter group,
In north latitude 70d. ION, over 4 de-
srtes within the Arctic circle. aud hence
- many degree. within the ffigid
. me, /. situated HAmmerfes'. This i
the mos, nor,hsrly city Of the world
True. there ate few rude hsmle's which
lie soms~ha, nearer the north pole. a.,
for instance. the li'ile Danish and E.qal.
maux village Of Upernavik. situated on
The island Of Disco. 10 Bsfhns Bay, In
north latitude 72i. ism. ba, hey ate
al Insignificant. both IN population and
Importance.
50 fu north is IIammsiisst situated.
that. during The lorg rtiicd from MAY
IS 10 July %. tie 'un does rot 'ei.
From the beginning % The end Of this
period. IL performs sn entire circuit IN
The heavens. A. midnight. 10 i IN The
north. and low down In the heavens. al
mos, 20 the level u the OCEAN. of. a. 10 j.
a, the beginning and erd Of the p,ii'd.
quite At the level Of the ocean, from
shich position. after midnight, 70 moves
.pir.lly up~sri, ani ,ossfi' the ca''.
-hieh poin, IL iesehs about 6 o'cl.ek.
A n. std ihsrec u moves spir.l'y up.
-sid. AID towards The south. reaching
ih,. point a. noon. From D.. hishe'
point or culmina'ion. The 'uu puisuss -
spiral ccufso fo~aid. tie ~ss'. reaching
.gAin A. miini.h substantially The same
place u occupied the midnight previous
Nothing can exceed The glory snd beauty
4 The midnight ,un. a. on. d,chaing
beams. Transmitted a'hwsri itol,ard. 81
s.Aniie iceberg. az broken by myriad
o. ic,-piisms into ell The VARIED coicr' ~
be- fsinb3~. whl'e ihe nofih'm sky,
d ek,d with gaufy clouds, j.. fairly 'sl1s
9TH ell The tint, u tte ssiiing SIN.
From Jolly 2iih 10 Nosrmb-r 18Th tac
.un n.ss std .sis. though for The h'.i
few days. sinking bat few MINUTES be-
fore midnight 90 tie sgsin fcs min
u's thereafter Change IN the lsngih
4 ihe dsy bow take place very rapidly
Mh'n No,smtsr b.. tffir,t. ihe ds,-
lghi Ia, teen rdgc,d from rsAfly "A
tours pr ti'm 20 only Few minute. Pr
diem. On November isih the ,un oomes
up ior ihc l.si time ~ ile season. about
I've minute. tsfofe noon. visible almost
10 The direct south. ard sinks about h'e
minui,s after noon. rot % tcappear afain
until January 21ih. ihough 80 ~s,k
or two. every DAY ~ hool. a beautiful
glow o. hlsh in The south. groving.
toss,sf. fainter and fainter from DAY 20
day. indicates the point where The iun
disappeared ard wteroe the return may b.
iooksd fof over one hundred days later
Oh this ,ombfe November day. n The
we,'her permit. Or ~saihsr here a. ih.'
line u year ]. lisschsfou'l ihe ciilrn'
OF Hammsffe.i az accustomed 20 ascend
a hul . watch che f,si de.csrdins san
a. i, reaches the f.r distant water. -.
wsrd. the south ani sink. amid l,bry
unh. u ISLAND. % make hi. grave in ihe
.ss. With I'D and heavy hearts. al
noun be departure a. though they had
been follosing dear ore 20 hi' final
resting place. Bat Il j. no, 'orow
-iitoai hope. f0r the sun !, ye, 20 e1pe-
renee q mos, joyful resurrection.
And now. a. length. commences ihe
.ong. lons night. II, not. toweser. AL
lark sni rayl,,s Oheniimss are the
hsAv,n. Il, up hom horizon almost 10 The
zenith With the vivid .plsndor, Of the Au-
"a borrsli'. In slli'. gorssou, display Of
'olors. With al is p,rP,iu.lly changing
iorm.. The moon. too, regardless of anN
Interference on the part Of her lord and
master. the SUI. shine, on. lighting up
he whole ky with a brllisncy and beau
y unknown 10 more .ogiherly elimes.
While no, infrsqaenily numerou. msieors
y hose ds,onA,iOns ate readily heard thfo
The dense atmosphere. shoe, across the
Ky. fairly Illuminating With their blue
white light the world lying beneath like
. bnllian, d,.h Of lightning Then. too.
the eircumpo'ar considerations. the Great
~ ard Lesser Bear. Dneo. Ca'siopea aud
,,hers. shine and sparkle with an extra
lfdin.iy brilliAney addiag their lights %
he other, named. In Hammsfiesi e,-
,ry body carries laaisrn. The shops srs
.lmo,, continually lighted. The decks
a the school house ate fitted for candles
% lamps. Each urchia has his oTn
ish,. beneath the glow Of which be stud.
2. hi. appointed tasks.
Az length New Year. day b." come
md gone. and AZ lsngih towards the mid
lie Of January there ., seen the firi fain,
lush ia the southern sky a. noon. inti-
Aiing iha, the day when the sla i 20
rappeGr is IN the near faiurr. From
lay to day the fa.h dsepers. tie cloud.
,eeoms tinted with gold and vermili1n.
The long wi.hed.ior sun !, shosing signs |
4 life. The day OF resurrection oomss
!, last. Upon the same hill from which /
be departing sun WAS viewed gather /
gain The people. l, j. January 9Th /
between 10 aud l | IN the forenoon. the
ilu,h spy,ar IL grow, brighter ard
all the southern Ky. tiiiinx
be cloud. and bloliing oli iiaally the
tar. which have shone in almost undi-
ninished bnllianoy for moaih, The
Wight becomes The dawn Everything
. visible in the frosty air. aud ju., be.
~. ,k. .,,ok. 80 10 nfrinrk ,tu r,.a,,.